CARING FOR ELDERLY Everyone has already heard of the infamous quote ‚ " We often forget that while we are growing up ‚ our parents our growing old too." ‚ but still choose to ignore it. In a country like India ‚ also known as the ’ageing India’ ‚ where anyone above sixty or sixty-five is considered to be elderly ‚ which consumes 54.77% of the population ‚ out of which 70% are economically dependent and only 31% reside in urban areas being able to avail good quality facilities ; shockingly has minimum
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Dysthymia and Elderly Jacob Wenger Dysthymia is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth Edition‚ Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR)‚ as “semichronic‚ smoldering mood disorder with ongoing waxing and waning symptoms. Symptoms must be present for at least two years in adults and for at least one year in children and adolescents.” (Sansone & Sansone‚ 2009‚ p. 14) The disorder is further characterized as requiring symptoms lasting two years in adults and one year
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Elderly Abuse and Neglect When discussing abuse and neglect we often think of children first. That being said‚ children are not the only ones who will be abused and/or neglected. In fact‚ this happens to some elderly as well. While some elderly may be productive enough to care for themselves‚ others are not. The end result is a complete (or close to complete) dependency on someone else for their needs. In addition‚ just like with children‚ this dependency can lead to abuse and/or neglect.
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one learns the basics by themselves. Driving Schools exist to build up a strong foundation in driving and help us to drive safely‚ avoiding all circumstances which might endanger lives--ours or others. Driving Schools can be categorized into different types‚ each imparting a different mode and technique of driving. Defensive driving‚ advanced driving‚ truck driving‚ racecar driving‚ motorcycle driving‚ and many more are some examples of the different Driving Schools existing today. Learners have
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distracted driving incidents by showing people that they should be safe when driving‚ so they won’t text and drive. It can be said that people don’t watch or listen to them‚ so they don’t really have much effect‚ but there are multiple reasons why they are affective. There have been many deaths due to people texting while driving. Texting and driving causes people to not pay attention to the road‚ leading to more accidents. Public Service Announcements show people the effects of texting while driving‚ which
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Defensive driving courses are available both in classrooms and on the internet. The online courses have the advantage that you can learn at your leisure and in the comfort of your home. Basically‚ defensive driving courses are designed to impart knowledge regarding the risk factors involved when you are driving‚ how to anticipate these risks‚ and what steps should be taken beforehand so that you stay out of danger. There are many online traffic schools that offer these defensive driving courses. You
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Thesis and Body Paragraph Avrial Evans Aaron Clark English 1301 9/16/2015 Thesis and Body Paragraph In this assignment‚ I have analyzed two creative works. The first one is “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin while the second is “Watson and the Shark” painting by John Singleton Copley. In each‚ I have identified open and closed thesis statements and later creatively drafted a body paragraph for each. Art one: “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/hour/
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drive has to learn in whatever weather is occurring. This means driving in spring‚ summer‚ autumn‚ or winter. The task of learning to drive is stressful all on its’ own‚ but adding changing weather makes it all the more difficult. The most major concern is driving in the winter as compared to driving in the summer. Driving during these two seasons is like night and day for many reasons. Many individuals have the misconception that driving during the summer season has almost no risk associated with it
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Price hike: unimaginable sufferings of people David Jones‚ Dhaka‚ 25 August 2012: Recently the prices of almost all essentials commodities especially rice‚ wheat‚ groceries‚ oil‚ vegetables etc. have gone up beyond the purchasing capacity of the common people. It is found in the local markets that rice sells 35-45Tk. per kg‚ flour 32-42‚ Soyabean oil 110 and onion TK 40-50 per kg. Prices of all other daily necessaries have been found to increase in the same way. The soaring price hike has
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something that happens very often. An issue that everyone knows about but nobody wants to hear about. People are in denial‚ they close their eyes daily and refuse to face the reality that today‚ hunts the past of more than half of the world. Drunk driving can kill you‚ what if you are next? What if you leave a life behind just because of that wrong step? Stop‚ think‚ and realize that you are not unbeatable. If only more people would do this then the circumstances would change completely. It is
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